A World Record for Georges Kars

Result EUR281,600

Published on 24 May 2019, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 17 May 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Le Douanier Rousseau, Raden Saleh, Raoul Dufy and a world record for Georges Kars… A winning quartet in a sale dedicated to modern art.

Jiri Karpeles, aka Georges Kars (1882-1945), Le Repos au bois, ca. 1916, oil on canvas,... A World Record for Georges Kars

Jiri Karpeles, aka Georges Kars (1882-1945), Le Repos au bois, ca. 1916, oil on canvas, 81 x 100 cm.

Result: €281,600

This appealingly naïve painting by Le Douanier Rousseau entitled La Scierie de Bièvres fetched €153,600. The artist is to be on show at the Musée Maillol in its next autumn exhibition, starting on 11 September 2019. However, his work was overshadowed by an unexpected…

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Art impressionniste et moderne - Prestige

Friday 17 May 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live

Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

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